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  2. Youth incarceration in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The violence that incarcerated youth experience—fights, stabbings, rapes—is well known to those who work in the criminal justice system, and those who oppose it. [17] Congregating delinquent youth has a negative impact on behavior—it actually serves to make them more deviant and more of a threat to themselves and others.

  3. Decarceration in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Opponents of decarceration include think tanks that assert mass decarceration would release violent criminals back onto the streets [12] to re-offend; law enforcement organizations that argue drug decriminalization and legalization will escalate crime; [13] [14] prison guard unions that seek to preserve jobs and economic security; [15] "tough on crime" lawmakers responding to public concerns ...

  4. 'Building a prison for children': Overcrowded youth detention ...

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    Oct. 11—Only a handful of spots for new offenders are left at the state's medium- and maximum-security juvenile facilities in the wake of site overcrowding problems and staffing shortages.

  5. Juvenile delinquency in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The youth can be put into three categories: single risk, multiple risks, and no risk. [8] The risks depend on the specific traits these youth portray. Farmer et al. state that multiple risks are a combination of aggression, academic problems and social problems while a single risk is only one of those factors. [8]

  6. A Path Out Of Trouble - The Huffington Post

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    Their stories highlight a tragic reality of America's youth incarceration system — where you live dictates how you’re treated. The difference matters. Getting involved with the justice system is one of the fastest ways to end a teenager’s potential for becoming a successful adult.

  7. Powers inflates youth crime to distract from problems at ...

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    Research shows that young people who spend time in youth prison are 39% less likely to graduate from high school, 33% more likely to die before the age of 39, and 41% more likely to serve time in ...

  8. Youth detention center - Wikipedia

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    Harris County Juvenile Detention Center, Houston, Texas In criminal justice systems, a youth detention center, known as a juvenile detention center (JDC), [1] juvenile detention, juvenile jail, juvenile hall, or more colloquially as juvie/juvy or the Juvey Joint, also sometimes referred to as observation home or remand home [2] is a prison for people under the age of majority, to which they ...

  9. Indiana's juvenile detention centers disproportionately ... - AOL

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    Black youth were eight times more likely to be shot in Indianapolis compared to youth of any other race or ethnicity, according to data compiled by the Indianapolis Gun Violence Project for the ...